Prophet Isaiah
June 21, 1947 - Jan. 25, 2020 For the past 15 years or so, tourists and locals have gaped at a house on Ontario Avenue in Niagara Falls, with some perhaps absorbing its apocalyptic message. The religious-themed art covering the house and front yard was the work of Isaiah Robertson, an expert woodworker and home improvement contractor. He also said God had designated him as a prophet. "The Prophet Isaiah. He was something else," his wife, Gloria Dolson Robertson, said Friday. "It was unbelievable, if you'd been around him, but everything he said came to pass." Mr. Robertson, who told The Buffalo News in 2007 that the second coming of Christ would occur in Niagara Falls in 2014, died Jan. 25 in Buffalo General Medical Center after suffering a stroke. He was 72. According to TripAdvisor, "Prophet Isaiah's Second Coming House" ranks No. 36 among the 112 things to do in Niagara Falls. "You have to admire the creativity and endurance spent pa
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